---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee."
description: "Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2106"
citation: "New Jersey A 2106 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab8385df-d05e-4dd0-9bb9-2b5dc3381873"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "28ffa9b32e6c110df4c2a42320c125c7fe0a8307babac131652cf170d18ba23b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 2106 (217) — Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2106_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2106_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **27–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (27-0) (Madden) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2351 (1R)
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.98. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab8385df-d05e-4dd0-9bb9-2b5dc3381873`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).